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#141 | MAR. 2026

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Dogfather If there were a Cannabis genetics hall of fame, Chemdog would stand proudly alongside classics like Skunk #1, Original Haze and Northern Lights as one of history’s cornerstone cultivars.

Remarkably, this gassy hybrid with an intense aroma and cerebral high would likely have faded into obscurity had it not been for a lucky teenager who stumbled upon it in a Grateful Dead parking lot by the name of Greg “Chemdog” Krzanowski.

A HEAD OF HIS TIME Greg Krzanowski was born on March 19, 1973, in North Hampton, Massachusetts. He grew up in a good family and spent his junior high years racing ATVs ... that is, until he discovered Cannabis.

“I was probably around 10 or 11 when the Cheech and Chong movies came out, and for some reason I really loved them,” he said. “I swear that’s what influenced me to get to where I am today.”

Krzanowski first smoked weed with his stepbrother in seventh grade, but didn’t get high because “it was basically brick weed — probably like 5% THC back then.” It wasn’t until high school that he developed a true appreciation for the herb, as well as for the Grateful Dead. At 16, he attended his first Dead show — July 2, 1989, at Sullivan Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts — and he was blown away.

“After that show, I was hooked … the people, the parking lot, the music, the experiences … how it all made you feel,” he said. “And I realized, holy crap — this is the mecca of freaking good weed! At the Dead show you can find this stuff called ‘kind bud.”

Greg Krzanowski — aka Chemdog — tending his gardens at Canna Provisions in Sheffield, Massachusetts.

HIGH AS A DOG In June 1991, Krzanowski spent some of his graduation gift cash on Dead tickets and followed the tour for the summer. It was at one of these shows — on June 6 at the Deer Creek Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana — that he’d have an encounter that would change the course of his life. For it was at that fateful concert, while cruising Shakedown Street in search of smoke, that he met a couple of hippie dealers from Colorado named Joe “B” Brand and Mike “P-Bud” Nee. They were selling some killer kind called Dogbud — allegedly because it made you “roll over like a dog” after you smoked it — which they also referred to as “Chem Weed” because it tasted so strong that Nee assumed the grower “must have pumped so much chemicals” into it.

“It was the best pot I’d ever seen in my life,” Krzanowski reminisced. “It was so green, it smelled so nice and skunky. Then they packed a bowl, and I tasted it, and it hit me like kryptonite!”

He paid $125 for a quarter-ounce — the most they would sell anyone due to high demand. He was so impressed by the buds that he asked for their phone numbers so he could stay in touch.

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HAIR OF THE DOG THAT BIT YOU Upon returning home in August, Krzanowski called them and arranged to purchase another ounce of Dogbud for $500. When it arrived in the mail, he was elated to discover 13 seeds in the bag.

“I was so thrilled … I was like, ‘Wow, I think I just hit the lottery,’” he told Cannabis & Tech Today in 2011.

Within weeks, he’d rented an apartment and set up his closet grow — purchasing a small hydroponic setup called Emily’s Garden System and a 250 HPS light from the nearby garden supply store Worm’s Way. He then planted four of the 13 seeds, along with two brick weed seeds. For his new East Coast batch of killer bud, Krzanowski combined its two previous names into one, rechristening it “Chemdog.” One of the Dogbud seeds turned out to be a male, which he discarded (a rookie mistake he regrets in retrospect), along with another dud he tagged “Chemdog B”. By late December, his remaining plants — “Chemdog” (Chem 91) and “Chemdog A” (Chem’s Sister) — were ready to harvest.

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TOP DOG At just 18 years old, Krzanowski was now the sole caretaker of one of the most potent and flavorful Cannabis cultivars in the country. Using clones from his Chem 91 mother plant, he began “pounding out” crops of kind bud, some of which he’d take on Dead tours with him to sell.

During these tours, Krzanowski also began buying pipes from Chemdog: the man, glassblowing icon Bob Snodgrass, the myth, the mural. some of which he’d resell back in Massachusetts. In 1993, he spent two weeks in Oregon studying under Snodgrass, becoming the first glass pipe maker in Massachusetts. Then in 1994, he made his first trip to Amsterdam to attend the High Times Cannabis Cup, where he purchased around $2,000 worth of seeds to smuggle home.

In the late ’90s, Krzanowski moved into a larger space and scaled up his operation. He also honed his breeding skills — stabilizing the Chemdog genetics and developing his own strain, the ill-fated Dog Daze. In 2001, he popped three more of those original Dogbud seeds, producing Chem C (discarded), Chem D and Chem E (also discarded).

As word about Chemdog spread, demand skyrocketed — not just in Massachusetts but throughout the Northeast. Adopting the name of his strain as his own, “Chem” began making periodic runs down to New York City, where he could move his flower fast. Naturally, his first stop was typically the High Times offices, where the staff would often clean him out within minutes.

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IN THE DOGHOUSE Sadly, Chemdog’s cultivation career came to a dramatic end at around 10 a.m. on August 2, 2011, when 30-35 law enforcement officers simultaneously raided both his home in Southampton and his parents’ house in Easthampton (whose top floor housed his grow, unbeknownst to them). Apparently, the IRS, DEA and state narcotics unit had been watching him for months — likely because one of his associates had turned informant.

“I got ratted on by a guy named Rezdog,” he revealed at last year’s Flower Expo. “He’d gotten Gypsy Nirvana and a bunch of other people in trouble. He’d been to the house and gotten clones, so … that was the conclusion we came to.”

According to reports, police seized 9 pounds of herb and 97 plants with an estimated street value of $150,000. They also confiscated his Winchester .22 caliber rifle and a Tupperware container in his freezer that held his entire seed collection — including the last original Dogbud seeds.

He was originally charged with cultivation, possession with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm without a federal identification card and tax evasion, which, taken together, could have landed him up to 20 years in prison. Luckily, his lawyer negotiated a plea deal that avoided prison time. In October 2012, Krzanowski pled guilty to possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and three counts of money laundering (he’d made three $800 cash deposits into one of his bank accounts).

“They wanted me to do five years’ probation and forfeit $500,000,” Chem told me. “I said, ‘I don’t have that kind of money.’ But I’d just sold the new house that I’d built, so I had like $310,000 in equity from the house that was held in escrow, and they said, ‘We’ll just take that.’”

Ticket from Chemdog’s first Dead show; pass & ticket recreation from the show where he discovered his namesake strain.

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“Between the Chemdog and the OG, those two strains pretty much paved the way to contemporary Cannabis.”

On January 14, 2013, he was sentenced to three years’ probation, a $2,500 fine and forfeiture of $300,000. And since 4 pounds of weed were found in the trunk of his car, they confiscated that too.

“They took me for everything,” he lamented.

“I had no money, and I had to piss in a cup every month for over a year. It sucked.”

STONER, INTERRUPTED Now 39 and sober, Krzanowski had to start over from scratch — moving into an apartment with his fiancee and son and figuring out new ways to earn a living. Though he couldn’t grow or sell weed, he wanted to keep the Chemdog name alive. So in 2011, he traded me a few ounces of Chem D to design him an official logo, which he then copyrighted and used to produce an array of cool swag. He also rekindled his old passion for glassblowing — relighting his torch for the first time in a decade and cranking out a cavalcade of fantastic functional glassware.

Fortunately, thanks to good behavior, Chem was able to get off probation after just a year and a half, but continued his herbal hiatus for at least another year after. It wasn’t until Massachusetts legalized Cannabis for adult use in December 2016 that he really felt comfortable smoking and handling the plant again.

THE DOG’S PEDIGREE Thankfully, Chemdog’s genetics lived on through the friends he’d entrusted with clones, such as Montana’s Luck Dog Cannabis Co., Illinois-based IC Collective and NYC’s Top Dawg Seeds (who changed the spelling from “Dog” to “Dawg” to distinguish their genetics from Chem’s original cultivars).

Thanks to their work with those clones, we now have incredible strains like Motorbreath, Headband, GMO and, most famously, Sour Diesel — supposedly a cross between Chem 91 and Diesel, which itself was allegedly an accidental cross between Chem 91 and either Super Skunk or Northern Lights. Legend has it that OG Kush is also an offspring of Chemdog — a rumor that Krzanowski denies, though he believes they are definitely related.

What can’t be denied is the massive impact these cultivars have had.

“I want to say strongly that between the Chemdog and the OG, those two strains pretty much paved the way to contemporary Cannabis,” Chem avers.

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As for Chemdog itself, its origins remain a mystery. Joe B said that he procured the original Dogbud from a biker in Crested Butte, and that it was allegedly grown in Oregon’s Camas Valley. But as for its lineage, theories abound: Some speculate that it came from an Afghan landrace; others that it originated from a rare Skunk phenotype; still others — including Chem himself — believe it may be descended from Northern Lights.

We may never know Chemdog’s true origin; what we do know, however, is that it’s become one of the most iconic strains in history. In fact, when bioengineering company Medicinal Genomics decided to map the genomes of Cannabis plants, the first one they analyzed was Chemdog.

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EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY Today, Chemdog serves as director of cultivation at Canna Provisions — growing around 20 of his namesake strains and their descendants for retail sale under the Smash Hits Cannabis brand in his home state of Massachusetts.

What’s more, his Cannabis career’s connection with the Grateful Dead has come full circle: Nate Duval, the local artist who designs Smash Hits’ packaging, also designed concert posters and album covers for the Dead. Jay Lane, the drummer for Dead & Co., has been spotted wearing Chemdog tees during performances. And most exciting, when Jerry Garcia’s family and Dead drummer Mickey Hart decided to launch their own Cannabis brands, both tapped into Dead lot lore to select Chemdog as their first offerings.

Most recently, he partnered with five other legacy breeders to launch Arcana Collective — an organization dedicated to preserving heritage Cannabis genetics and providing them to the public from their authentic sources.

After three decades of hustling, and having his life nearly destroyed, Chemdog is finally enjoying the spotlight with no fear or regrets.

“I think that getting in trouble put me in the position where I am now … to do what I want to do, and do it legally,” he told Cannabis & Tech Today. “I can’t ask for much more.”

Bobby Black is a former senior editor and 21-year veteran of High Times magazine, executive director of the World of Cannabis Museum Project, and host of the Cannthropology podcast. For more Cannabis history visit cannthropology.com.

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A B O U T T H E C OV E R This month’s trichome-coated cover showcases a collage of beautiful bud shots captured by Oregon Leaf State Content Director Amanda Lopez.

Our Flower Issue highlights the best of Oregon’s Cannabis growers, taking a close-up look at some of their finest strains and cultivations.

If you’re looking to try a new brand or revisit an old favorite, check out these mouthwatering reviews (pgs. 28-40), and be sure to tag @oregonleaf and the featured brands for some love!

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Editor’s Note Thanks for picking up The Flower Issue of the Leaf!

Farmers are the key to life, whether it’s food or our favorite terpenes, and this issue honors the best buds that we’ve found in the market.

It’s hard work dedicating your life to growing a plant, which is why corn, soybean and weed farmers all have dirty fingernails and the hardscrabble endurance that it takes to coax a living thing out of the Earth. The biggest difference between the weed industry and the farming industrial system is that Cannabis has a huge diversity of farm and product ownership, whereas the food system is almost entirely controlled by 10 major corporations.

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That lack of ownership diversity is why our food system is entirely corrupt, which — combined with our financially crooked political system — has led to food additives, coloring and the spraying of glyphosate (as a drying agent) on wheat during harvest, poisoning our food system.

Ever heard of gluten intolerance? It’s glyphosate intolerance, a fact that charts with data.

It's likely why cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome pops up in newly legal states, where pesticides and chemicals are used in greater frequency than in "WE NEED established Cannabis markets. Our bodies have an endocannabinoid system, so FARMERS — AND it’s much more likely that a chemical is to blame than the plant we were created OWNERSHIP with and given by God. In today’s America, there are only four major meat processors, and they are all owned by BlackRock, the $12.5 trillion asset management group. There’s a disturbing lack of choice when it comes to food at a U.S. grocery store, including the stores themselves, which continue to merge and consolidate, all packed full of shiny brands with additives and chemicals that are illegal in Canada and the European Union.

DIVERSITY — SO THAT THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF CLEAN, BEAUTIFUL BUDS …”

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In the U.S., we even let food companies self-certify new ingredients under the Generally Recognized as Safe system without Food and Drug Administration approval or notification.

Letting food companies certify the safety of new additives is like letting pharmaceutical companies run their own trials and then redact the data, as has happened with many vaccines and controversial drugs. Remember Zantac, the antacid causing cancer?

When you realize that the food companies are owned by the drug companies, which make money off our poor health and chronic diseases and illnesses, the entire rotten food system suddenly makes sense.

Why am I on this soapbox? The reason you don’t have Frosted Flakes-flavored vapes complete with fresh glyphosate and Roundup sprayed until the day of harvest is that the Cannabis industry is made up of thousands of small farms all competing to deliver the best terps and products for their loving stoner fans.

We need farmers — and ownership diversity — so that there is an abundance of clean, beautiful buds along with vapes, edibles, tinctures, topicals, RSO and everything else to buy, consume, heal and feature in the Leaf. Otherwise, weed will end up like the cereal aisle: lots of brand options, all owned by four companies. That’s why we honor farmers in this Flower Issue!

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BEST SEEDS AND CLONES TO GROW IN 2026

HASHERS

Second to purple candy-gas, another big wave remains: strains that hash well. One great place to start is “slips” — that is, unrooted cuttings of preselected winning varieties.

New breeder super-group Arcana of Marin, California, has a top-selling slip called Bickett OG — a cross of Cherry Pie x GMO — that’s a hash dumper. Of course, Bloom Seed Co. reigns for hash-producing varieties. We’d run Super Limez, a cross of Leafly Strain of the Year 2024 Super Boof x Too Much Limez.

We just finished judging the American Autoflower Cup in Hollywood, and our biggest takeaway came from the hash entries. The future belongs to automatically flowering Cannabis that hashes well. Picks there include Fast Buds’ Apricot Auto, which won first place in Best Hash at the Autoflower Cup. Also, Humboldt Seed Co.’s new Hella Jelly Autoflower and Garlic Budder Autoflower, out soon.

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HYPE STRAINS

Let's speedrun through some more essential hype: Seed Junky Genetics keeps pumping out winners like Guava Jellie (Guava Gelato x Permanent Marker BX2).

Fellow Los Angeles grower Capulator has released the 10th anniversary of MAC in seed form as MAC 10.

Archive Seeds has amplified the Toad Venom strain wave with the new Ichiban (Toad Venom x Oishii).

And my favorite local, indie breeder Xeno Seed Company of Richmond, California, has a hit with Gumosa, a cross of BOSKY its Black GUMOSA Bubblegum x Symbiotic Genetics’ Mimosa. Gumosa flower, grown by Bosky, just took second place in the 2025 MJBowl, and seeds are out now.

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Let's start with the most popular flavor profile: “purple candy-gas.” Look toward industry leaders Compound Genetics and its 2026 line of “candy” Pavé crosses. We sampled six this month, and our where-bling-meets-flavor favorite is the Zhampagne (Blue Nerdz x Pavé). It keeps the glimmering bag appeal of the Pavé with the tongue-smacking taste of Zkittlez cross Blue Nerdz.

A related pick goes to former Compound Genetics breeder Chris Lynch and his Cipher Genetics label. Cipher has two big lines of work off the Leafly Strain of the Year 2025 nominee, Blue Lobster. Blue Lobster (Apples & Bananas x Eye Candy) has had an enormous impact over the last two years, and “it’s really worthy of it," Lynch said.

Blue Lobster V2 feminized seeds are up on the Cipher Genetics website. Standouts include Paint Stripper, a cross of (Chemdog D x Monaco Octane) x Blue Lobster, but there are keepers in every pack.

Another honorable mention for herb that’s guaranteed to move is Humboldt Seed Company’s new Candy Hustle (Don Carlos x Jose x Grape Menthol).

Describing the reaction to it on the farm, Benjamin Lind at Humboldt Seed Co. said, “This is that COMPOUND hustle weed,” which means that it's GENETICS good for folks selling to brokers ZHAMPAGNE and bulk buyers.

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“THIS IS THAT HUSTLE WEED.” OUTDOOR BANGERS

Now, let's abandon hype for unique, feel-good strains that crush outdoors. First on my list is Canna Country’s latest crosses. All Canna Country’s strains are numbered, not named. We love the Canna Country #26 (a Forbidden Fruit x Cherimoya).

Anything by Canna Country with the #26 in it is going to be a pleasant treat. For example, CC29 x CC26 unites Blueberry CANNA Muffin x Dosidos and Forbidden COUNTRY REGGIE Fruit x Cherimoya. Hot damn!

WEEDMAN Similarly, multi-Emerald Cup and California State Fair champ Greenshock Farms is on the Tangled Roots seedbank website with a few must-haves like Tropical Sleigh Ride x Tangie (just three packs left at press time).

If all this stuff feels too newfangled and fancy, grab some Rebel Grown Seeds Blue Dream F5s.

The Humboldt and Vermont-based brand offers a trusted, consistent domestic source for the easy-togrow, easy-to-love, high-yield classic.

It’s impossible to fully arm you with personal garden picks — everyone’s tastes and needs are unique. Find more Fire Follower picks over at daviddownspresents.substack.com.

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IT'S A glorious time to be a Cannabis gardener.

More folks in more states can grow more dope than at any time in history. Legalization has spread from a hippie pipe dream in San Francisco to the backyards of frickin’ legal Virginia (four plants allowed) and Ohio (six plants).

Generally, dozens of states allow some form of home growing, and this March is the time to lock in your seeds for an epic 2026 full-sun run.

We do our best to review hundreds of breeder websites, seed banks, Instagrams and Discord channels to bring you this essential list of the Best Seeds and Clones to Grow in 2026. Get out there and flex your freedom to garden.

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“I’M AN ACOUSTIC SMOKER. I LIKE THE GOOD OLD FASHIONED FLOWER.”

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ALFIE MCVEY Oregon Leaf’s Budtender of the Month, Alfie McVey, works at Lifted Northwest in Portland. Sought out by customers for his depth of Cannabis knowledge and top-notch, person-centered service, McVey has a relationship with the plant that stretches back almost two decades. With a history of living in Florida, Pittsburgh, New York, Ohio and West Virginia, he learned the art of ganja salesmanship in multiple traditional markets before landing in Oregon in 2017, later obtaining a job in recreational Cannabis as a budtender.

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McVey’s favorite part LIFTED NORTHWEST of being a budtender is 11121 SE DIVISION ST, helping and connecting PORTLAND, OR LIFTEDNORTHWEST.COM with customers. @LIFTEDNW “I have people come 10 A.M - 9:45 P.M. DAILY (503) 894-9495 in all the way from Beaverton or down from Washington,” he explained. “It warms my heart hearing the literal only reason they are coming in is because I help them.”

As far as consumption methods go, nothing beats an old-fashioned Backwoods for McVey. “The joke I make with the customers is I’m an acoustic smoker,” he said. “I like the good oldfashioned flower. I like to roll it up. I like to smoke it. I love skunky funkies, GMOs, you know what I mean? Any savory strains, Lamb’s Breath, God’s Breath, I love those. And then I love the exact opposites also. Like Tangies, Forbidden Fruits, Slurricanes, like super sweet sweet.”

Outside of the Cannabis industry, McVey is a musical artist and rapper, operating under the stage names DVRKSIDE and LilTooSad. He describes the genre of DVRKSIDE as “Sacrificial Death Trap,” while LilTooSad tends to be closer to pop.

“Music is my No. 1,” he noted. “I also box … I do tattoos, I can play a couple instruments, I can draw and design. Maybe it’s because I’ve smoked weed my whole life, I’m very naturally creative. Weirdly, Cannabis is like its own art form to me.”

From ganja to music genres, McVey leverages his genuineness to blaze trails for himself. It’s no surprise to hear that he consistently tops sales at Lifted Northwest, not because he is pushing the most expensive products or forcing interactions, but because customers want to shop with him and have built an unconditional amount of trust in his guidance. His affable personality, deep understanding of terpenes and general authenticity with clientele all elevate his craft, truly exemplifying what it means to be a budtender. @SOULSCAMMERLTS

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Budtenders seek to prioritize meaningful engagement with clientele instead of quantified metrics like sales quotas.

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FYRE Fyre is an independently owned and operated dispensary located in Bend.

Originally opened in 2017 under the name Fyre of Bend, the business was reestablished under new leadership in December 2024 and has been pumping out the heat ever since then.

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BILLED AS A HIGH-CALIBER part-dispensary-part-smokeshop, Fyre is known for having one of the most robust selections of Cannabis products and smoking accessories in central Oregon. With a focus on accessibility and diversity of offerings, there’s an almost insurmountable degree of options for customers to absorb and peruse while in store.

Every item on shelves has been carefully vetted by management, with the retail outlet carrying everything from top-shelf, connoisseur-level flower to budget brand vape carts. Through the intentional process of building relationships with producers and making sure vendors are getting paid first and foremost, the organization has developed and maintained long-lasting partnerships that transcend individual transactions.

In terms of customer service, budtenders sition help highlight an environment seek to prioritize meaningful engagement of consistency that has become an with clientele instead of quantified metrics integral part of the company’s culture. like sales quotas. Employees will often ask Of particular interest, Fyre strives to about things like strain preference, organics champion its local neighborhoods and versus nonorganics or if there’s a desire organizations through donations and to buy local when helping shoppers. By sponsorships. The business backs area remaining objective and supportschools and sports teams in ing visitors in finding what they an effort to give back to the are looking for, the store can community, as well as helping FYRE 2650 NE DIVISION ST., provide a retail experience that put on larger events, includBEND, OR breaks out of the binary of sativa ing concerts and comedy STR8FYRE.COM versus indica or the “What’s the shows. Fyre’s schedule stays @FYRE_420 highest THC percentage?” trap active with programming, like OPEN 8 A.M. - 10 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH that many dispensaries fall into. its annual 4/20 celebration, SATURDAY Overall, Cannabis knowledge where the dispensary throws 8 A.M. - 9 P.M. and training are key standards a huge block party with sales, SUNDAYS for Fyre, with many of the budfree food and even enter(541) 241-9633 tenders being well-versed in the tainment in the form of live local community, culture and brands. music.

It turns out that customers resonate well All things considered, there’s a lot of with the staff when they are informed and fire in the Oregon Cannabis market, know what they are talking about. A low but there’s really no question where turnover rate and stability in team compothe Fyre is in Bend.

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… a mix of citrus and petrol plus a mouthful of flavor that’s more akin to candy than expected. mar. 2026

Hash Gurus is a new name on Oregon dispensary shelves, but the team behind it is not. This is the latest endeavor from the folks at Terrp Treats and an exciting expansion into the concentrate category.

OREGON LEAF scooped up some of their first official drop, a collaboration with B.A. Botanicals that plays with Archive Seed Bank’s outstanding Oishii.

The name might evoke visions of neon nights, wandering through lantern-lit alleys from izakaya to izakaya, following the robust aroma of ramen. However, this collaboration is about as Oregon as it gets.

We’ll admit, the Japanese word for “delicious” does set up your salivary glands before you even crack this jar. But what’s sitting inside finishes the job. This cross of Flavor Pack #7 and Moonbow 112 is bred by the bountiful Archive and bursting with the kind of flavor we’ve come to expect from the brand.

B.A. Botanicals let the genetics speak for themselves in the garden, while Hash Gurus carefully coaxed out an unmistakable Zkittles zing, utilizing the first through third washes on a 90u run.

The result is a stable, sumptuous rosin with a tantalizing and tacky texture, shiny terp sheen and golden glow.

This particular profile translation also speaks to an acidic element.

It complements and amplifies the sweeter Zkittles side, offering a mix of citrus and petrol plus a mouthful of flavor that’s more akin to candy than expected. That tart tone in the nose is nothing but a tease, tip-toeing away as it melts to make room for a smooth experience from tongue to lung. @HASH_GURUS | @BABOTANICALS2.0 ARCHIVESEEDBANK.COM 68.5% THC | 0.2% CBD

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JASON AND ANA LAMPMAN, WITH THEIR CHILDREN, (L-R) ARROW, KAZ, AND RAD

STATE 3 Jason Lampman is the co-owner and operator of State 3 Farms along with his wife, Ana Lampman.

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WITH A HISTORY of growing Cannabis for medical patients in Portland prior to 2015, the Lampmans moved to a rural, 1-acre property in McMinnville with a dream of running a first-generation farm together.

Legalization was impending, and the couple had their first child on the way, so they decided to transition into legal cultivation to help support the future of their family. Since then, they’ve hit the ground running, cementing themselves as one of the most reliable and enduring microtier farms in all of Oregon.

“We joke that we’re not trying to be the biggest farm — we’re trying to be your favorite farm,” Jason Lampman stated.

State 3 runs one small outdoor garden and one light-assisted greenhouse, with the rest of the grow space dedicated to an indoor canopy. The output is steady, producing around 5 pounds of Cannabis flower per month, with the remainder of each harvest being utilized for prerolls. The delineation allows the Lampmans to pick the very best nugs out of the batch to sell, while the rest goes to high-quality, handmade joints.

“We create the preroll and then deliver them to the store within 24 hours. We believe that people deserve to have a good, fresh product that we put our best effort into,” Jason Lampman explained.

The farm also does a large amount of breeding and pheno hunting, including strains from their State 3 Classic line, which is focused on bringing old-school genetics — like Maui Wowie, Panama Red and Acapulco Gold — to market.

All Cannabis is grown organically at State 3 and with a level of love that only a mom and pop operation can provide.

“Being a small farm means I can give the plants attention every day. Like I literally touch every plant every day,” Jason Lampman stated.

State 3 utilizes a combination of organic amendments and living soil to cultivate a dynamic grow medium that’s rich in microbial and fungal life. Compost teas with worm castings and insect frass are the main tool for soil enrichment, with a goal of remaining as sustainable and regenerative as possible. Jason Lampman constantly receives questions on what the key to his success is, but Mother Nature herself is the biggest variable at play here.

“Plants have millions of years of evolution to draw on, and I think that we may feel as humans like we can do it better, but I don’t know. I think that nature really always knows better,” Jason Lampman mused.

With over 20 wins across various Cannabis competitions — from indoor to greenhouse to prerolls — State 3 certainly seems to have dialed in a formula for achievement. The victories don’t end there either.

The Lampman family competes annually in Oregon county and state fairs, where they enter vegetables, chocolate and other agricultural products that have earned them dozens of highly sought-after blue ribbons.

The Lampmans’ sons, Kaz (age 8), Arrow (age 6) and Rad (age 4), even won a ribbon for a potato garden that they planted, watered and grew entirely on their own this last year. The kids being award-winning farmers before graduating from elementary

WITH OVER 20 WINS ACROSS VARIOUS CANNABIS COMPETITIONS — FROM INDOOR TO GREENHOUSE TO PREROLLS — STATE 3 CERTAINLY SEEMS TO HAVE DIALED IN A FORMULA FOR ACHIEVEMENT.

school is an impressive feat that truly highlights how much of a family enterprise State 3 really is.

In fact, the biggest motivating factor for the Lampmans is taking care of their familial unit. Despite long days and an almost insurmountable amount of work, the couple puts intentional effort into raising their children right and teaching them important life skills like how to farm.

“I love Cannabis, and I love farming, but I think what I’ve learned out here is that what we’re building is a legacy for our children and the future. Whether they become farmers or not, being able to grow their own food and work with nature is an important skill that Ana and I have decided we want them to be able to know,” Jason Lampman stated.

There are both benefits and drawbacks to operating a microtier farm in the Cannabis industry. Nonscaling testing costs, overreaching regulations and a seed-to-sale tracking system that creates an exponential amount of work for producers “doing it the right way” are just a few of many issues that FA M ILY T IM E a farmer has to navigate to survive in the current system.

“There’s a fine line between not being overly burdensome for business but also allowing the state to fulfill their obligation to public health,” Jason Lampman noted.

Despite having limited free time, he is actively involved in local Cannabis advocacy and can often be found at hearings and council meetings providing testimony related to his day-to-day experience.

Across his history as a grower, Jason Lampman has always put an unparalleled emphasis on growing quality, clean Cannabis, and that dedication has paid dividends in every facet of the business that he and Ana Lampman have built.

“We survive because people love what we do and want to support our small farm,” Jason Lampman confirmed. “It’s easy to put in the care, the time and all the extra money. It’s all worth it when people want to spend their money to support our family.” @STATE_3

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BOUQUETS, BONGS AND THE ART OF LIVING FLOWERS

SPRING CANNABLISS There’s a primal joy that comes from

harvesting something with your own hands. Whether it’s a wildflower clipped from a backyard garden or a perfectly cured Cannabis kola trimmed with care, the act itself slows time. It brings us back into a relationship with the season and our senses.

STEP OUTSIDE THE RECREATIONAL MARKET and into your home with this DIY Cannabis floral bouquet guide.

At the center of this creation sits The Mantelpiece Vase, a female-owned entrepreneurial vision brought to life by creator Elisabeth Chembry with the intention to help destigmatize and normalize Cannabis use.

This tabletop decorative glass looks like art, holds flowers like a vase and transforms into a bong when the moment calls for it. It’s clever, elegant and slightly mischievous, the kind of object that invites curiosity while honoring ritual.

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“My relationship with Cannabis began later than most. I was 22 when I took my first toke around a campfire with my parents in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. It was such a safe, beautiful experience. My God, I wish everyone had an introduction like that,” Chembry said.

Her parents, longtime but quiet home growers, had waited intentionally.

“They didn’t want to influence me as a youth,” she said.

Today, her relationship with the plant is rooted in reverence: “I don’t get high, I get grounded.”

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BREAKING DISCRIMINATION WITH NORMALIZATION For Chembry, design is activism.

“People are sitting in prison for this harmless and beneficial plant,” she said. “Meanwhile, alcohol is proudly displayed in homes and boardrooms. The discrimination makes no sense.”

The Mantelpiece — with its slogan “Stop Hiding” — speaks directly to that contradiction. “It’s meant to be hidden and yet not hidden all at once,” Chembry said.

She plans to donate a percentage of proceeds to Last Prisoner Project once profits allow.

“It’s important to keep our prisoners in mind as we boldly display our use while some are still sitting behind bars."

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CONSCIOUS AND INTENTIONAL DESIGN “What makes something worth creating is the perfect combination of aesthetics and utility,” she explained.

The duality is intentional.

“It’s a bong, and bongs can be loud visually and sometimes stanky loud,” Chembry said with a laugh.

“I wanted to soften that. I wanted a piece I’d genuinely use every day yet discreet enough to leave out on the mantel.

“At the heart of it, adults deserve options. The Mantelpiece Vase is the Cannabis alternative to crystal champagne glasses.”

Sustainability is woven into the company ethos: recyclable packaging, soy inks and heirloom-quality glass. “I refuse to create something that becomes waste. The box and the piece are meant for a lifetime.” Future plans include new colorways and an ashtray design launching this year.

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CRAFT A LIVING CANNABLISS SPRING BOUQUET Set the mood. Open a window. Light palo santo.

Put on music that feels like sunlight—KMHD jazz radio is my pick. Think heart-centered crafting, not nervous rushing.

Lay out your offerings. Choose vibrant florals —

daisies, roses, dahlias, hydrangeas, wildflowers — paired with fresh-cut Cannabis fan leaves. Arrange them in sections from small to large. Let the plants guide the mood.

Prepare the vessel. Rinse the Mantelpiece Vase.

Pour water into the floral chamber while keeping the smoking pathway dry and separate. Don’t have a Mantelpiece Vase? No problem, Leaf Readers enjoy an exclusive savings: Use code LEAF10 upon checkout.

Grounded in green. Trim stems at an angle, and remove leaves below the waterline. Start with greens as your foundation; vary heights to create movement and flow.

Time to bloom. Place flowers in a loose, open shape.

Nature doesn’t do symmetry; she does balance. Let some stems rise tall and others fall soft.

This DIY guide is an invitation to let Cannabis exist in the open. All you need is a clean Mantelpiece Vase, fresh flowers, a few Cannabis fan leaves, scissors and water.

Weave in the kush. Fan leaves slide in like sacred

feathers, framing the arrangement. Add Cannabis flower last as gemstone accents. Keep buds dry and lifted so their trichomes stay luminous. Our custom Cannabliss Bouquet features Thunder Chief Farms fan leaves and nugs in Gassius Clay.

Bask in your Cannabliss. Rotate the Mantelpiece

clockwise, and adjust gently. There should be one slightly wild side that looks like it grew that way on its own.

Keep the blessings blissful. Refresh water daily.

Remove fading blooms. Dry fan leaves as keepsakes, like pressed petals from your love.

Happy spring, OGs! Remember, each of us is in the process of elevating and blossoming.

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GREGORY PAUL SCHEYER Gregory Paul Scheyer, the artist behind GPS Glass, started life like a lot of us did: with a skateboard. He told the Leaf that defining his own style came from learning and enjoying board sports, from something as simple as how you do a kickflip to finding zen in the mountains on a snowboard. There are no

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He said he realized part of what drives him is “never being satisfied while at the same time accepting that true perfection isn’t a real thing. But I'd rather do my best and give it all I've got.”

Scheyer has learned from some of the glass masters, including Robert Mickelsen, Carmen Lozar and Roger Parramore. After years of experience, personal growth and Flame Off events, he did some exploring. His travels landed him in Medford, Oregon, about 15 years ago, where he has made a home with his wife, Jenny Calaba.

Continuing to explore his mind and the world around him for inspiration, he never loses sight of the goal to always do better and be the best version of himself.

If you are craving a piece of this master's artwork, check out his website or with your local glass gallery. Keep an eye on his Instagram for updates on openings and drops.

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“BOLTS” (flawlessly landing a skateboard trick) — that’s what Scheyer desires in his artwork as well.

Landing a trick perfectly requires practice and the ability to do it until you are happy with the results. It’s not about who, what, why, when or where; it’s about finding solace in your own mind. When the Leaf asked Scheyer about influences, it started with skating. His friends Michael Nicholson and Mark McCourt were mentors.

They skated together, experienced life together and partied together. Fortunately, all of this happened in a “mecca” of contemporary glass art.

Eugene, Oregon, has been a cultural center for the arts and creatives for over half a century. It was here that Bob Snodgrass, the “Godfather of Glass,” put down roots in the 1970s.

The art form has progressed at an amazing pace.

Today, you can find dozens of studios, raw material providers and a great education base.

One of these institutions, the Eugene Glass School, is a creative space where Scheyer learned to mold something from his mind that didn’t involve carving a fresh slope or finding the perfect transition. Charles Lowrie was among the first of many teachers that would help encourage Scheyer’s playful disposition and youthful exuberance.

Scheyer said that working on large scale soft glass projects with Charles gave him a broader perspective on the bigger picture. Many can relate to this moment in our lives, when the walls come crashing down to reveal a whole world that was in front of us the whole time. Scheyer hit that slope and is still riding the wave.

His style is defined by his execution. You will notice a perfect symmetry in his work. The juxtaposition of his sculptural proportions mixed with the perception of his internal vision always creates something unique and magical for the mind's eye.

In his 30s, Scheyer had another enlightenment. “We are all a catalyst in each other's lives, a catalyst of change,” he said. This was “We are all a brought on by his realization catalyst in each that what we put out into the other's lives ...” world affects others.

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F R OST FACTORY P I N EA P P L E B U RST

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H Q FA R M S G A RY ’S PI N EA PPL E GARY PAY TO N X HAWAI IAN C RAS H ER Gary’s Pineapple has a cookie-doughtinged, vanilla-laden fragrance with succulent suggestions of pineapple. A subtle-but-sharp peppered relish orbits the periphery of the presentation, giving the scent a keen bite felt deep in the nostrils. The flavor is endearingly sweetened, featuring a rich, creamy inhale complemented by touches of fruit and floral hibiscus. With notes similar to those of a pineapple upside-down cake, the strain provides a productive, balanced high perfect for fueling creative endeavors. @hqfarmspdx hq.farm | Review by Jamie Owens @pnw_chronic710

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U R BA N PR IS M FA RM S CA N N A RA I N D ROP BL U E I N F ER N O W H IT E RA I N B OW X F RO ST E D F L A KES B RE D BY Z I P LO C K S E E D S

Breaking open a nug of Rain Drop is akin to getting punched in the nose by a fuel tanker. Raunchy, peppered and subtly sweet, the aroma represents a virtual layer cake of genetics collated into one uniquely complex cultivar. The selection has a smooth, smoldering flavor similar to genmaicha tea if it were steeped in gasoline and roasted sugar.

Euphoria-inducing, tension-reducing and cerebrally invigorating, the effect provides body relief along with an increasingly intoxicating head high. @prismfarmsor @ziplockseeds ziplockseeds.com Review by Jamie Owens @pnw_chronic710

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DA NTE’S WR ATH X BLU E N ER DZ It’s hard to tell what’s more sugar-coated when it comes to Urban Canna’s Blue Inferno, the aromatic composition or the actual flower itself. The scent is distinctly sweet, accented with bits of tart blueberry simmering over a background of heavy cream. An overarching candied tang persists from fragrance to flavor, generating a tangible sizzle on the tongue. Finished with a potent, weighty effect, this variety is likely to intrigue both terpene chasers and experience seekers alike. @theurbancanna theurbancanna.com | Review by Jamie Owens @pnw_chron-

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LO N D O N P O U N D CA KE X GEL ATO B RE D BY C O O K I ES

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Candy Rain is a distinct cross of London Pound Cake and Gelato. The selection has a nose best described as mulled, mixed berries accentuated with seasoned hints of nutmeg and anise. Freshly-tilled earth and a pinch of brown sugar round out the rest of the flavor profile, coming together to create an expression that’s largely unique from either of the cultivar’s parents. Add in a lucid, enjoyable effect, and this flower makes for a fun smoke. @flyte_co_oregon cookies.co | Review by Jamie Owens @pnw_chronic710

L O F TY BA BY JAY SKU N K PIS S X S H ERB CAKE BR ED BY MO BI LEJAY AT BEAN FI EN DZ Baby Jay is a strain with clear duality in its presentation. On one hand, it’s outwardly skunky, exuding a gnarly, tire-fire-burnt-rubber raunch that practically pulls at the nostril hairs. Simultaneously, it’s also sweet, featuring baked vanilla extract and deepfried sugar qualities that have the potential to satisfy the meanest of candy cravings. It’s complex, full-bodied and an absolute delicacy of a cultivar with a buzz just as formidable as the flavor. @loftygrowers @beanfiendz_ @mobilejay loftygrowers.com Review by Jamie Owens @pnw_chronic710

DEE P CRE E K G A R DEN S O M G GM O X (GM O X S U PA D U RBA N) BR ED BY D EEP CR EEK GA R D ENS Boasting layers of garlic-and-onion-saturated savor juxtaposed over a framework of Durban and Haze, this cultivar has something for gas lovers and old-school smokers alike. The profile is loud, funky and spiced, stimulating the senses in the same way that aromatics frying in a hot pan might. It’s cognitively relaxing, coupled with a prominent physical sensation that slowly diffuses through the body. For when the flower needs to draw an exclamation, there’s OMG! @deepcreekgardens | Review by Jamie Owens @pnw_chronic710

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ZI L E M COL LECTI V E K IW I GOD DES S T IT T Y GL IT T E R 5 X KI W I SH ER BERT 16 B RE D BY T E RP E N SKI BR OS Kiwi Goddess is a divinely succulent, fruit-centered strain permeated by traces of kiwi, apple and lavender. Ripened fruit rind flavors wrestle with earthy, herbal gas undertones on every puff, growing in concentration until they can be felt practically tingling on the lips. Categorized as a heavy hitter, the flower induces a strong, spacey cognitive high with a gentle feeling of pressure that manifests inside the cranium. @zilem.collective @terpenski_brotherss Review by Jamie Owens @pnw_chronic710

A R C H IV E (U N NA M E D ) ( BLU E D REAM X C O O KI ES) X ZKIT TLES BRED BY ARC H IVE S EEDS Mostly sweet and confectionery with touches of blueberry and grapefruit, this selection is so new, it’s not even named yet. It radiates a caramelized character, like a crème brûlée wafting through a French bakery, and practically seizes the senses. The expression crescendos when translated into flavor, roaring in piquancy and leaving the palate drenched in a tantalizing, delectable savor. Closer in execution to a dessert than a botanical, this new cross from Archive is a candy aficionado’s dream. @archiveseeds @commonwealth_seeds @archiveoregon2.0 archiveseedbank.com | Review by Jamie Owens @pnw_chronic710

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EVANS CREEK FARMS HARD CANDY ZKIT TL ES X KUSH M I NTS BR ED BY RO N I N S EEDS Hard Candy is remarkable for its candy-coated, Zkittles-forward profile that is complemented by a fuel-coated undercurrent of kush. The woody, gas-centric underbelly practically feeds into the dessert side of the expression, significantly increasing the depth, richness and overall intensity of the mouthwatering presentation. It’s a lip-smacking, palate-staining smoke that stimulates the taste buds with sugary zest. As far as effects go, it’s particularly prominent, generating a potent cerebral buzz coupled with a progressively intoxicating physiological feeling. @evans_creek_farms @ronin_conduct | Review by Jamie Owens @pnw_chronic710

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This is a sweet treat, and we swear it’s not just a placebo effect. From the fluffy, sugar-coated calyxes to the wafting of warm honey and cardamom, Frosted Churro actually offers a dessert-like experience. Cracking in, a citrus note escapes. But it’s fleeting, and soon, you’ll find yourself falling right back into its cozy clouds of cinnamon sweet cream and a hint of mint. @herbal_dynamics ziplockseeds.com Review by Terpodactyl Media @terpodactyl_media

Setting the standard for California Cannabis and Kush strains alike, SFV OG (also known as San Fernando Valley OG, for anyone new here), is a rare find on shop shelves these days.

The folks at Tao Gardens are trying to fix that and have taken to tending a strong OG lineup, like the one and only OG Kush, Cowboy Kush and their tried and true Deadhead OG. We appreciate this — much like we appreciate the earthy, musty, woody and peppery punch of this plant. @taogardens thecaliconnection.com | Review by Terpodactyl Media @terpodactyl_media

TH E CROP S H O P GY ROS H A N S O LO B U RGE R X C O LD SNA P B RE D BY W Y EAST FA R M S We love a good Burger cross, but today, Gyros are on the menu.

Just as meaty and mouthwatering, The Crop Shop’s rendition of this cultivar is immediately offensive. If the dark contrast and deep trichome coverage don’t draw you in, the aroma will. Gasoline and garlic come to mind, and it’s closely followed by something slightly spicy (without the sting). These flavors cascade into a creamy, cool concoction in the bowl, melting into something less recognizable but even more enjoyable. @thecropshopor wyeastfarms.com Review by Terpodactyl Media @terpodactyl_media

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Essentials only started in 2021, but with a bold brand voice and a perpetual cultivation schedule, they’ve quickly solidified a track record for some fabulous Cannabis.

These guys are a part of the weed game through and through, even including their favorite strains in their company bios. A classic favorite of this reporter, Gary Payton combines Y Life and Snowman for a sweet smoke and a gassy, doughy flavor that many say is perfect for melting away the stress of the day. Essentials’ rendition is spot on with those football-shaped nugs and doughy, nutty notes on the grind. @essentials_cc essentialscc.net | Review by Matt Jackson @actionmattjackson

M I D N IGHT F RU IT CO. SWA M P SW EAT GAS O N A D E X O GRE B REAT H Funky, fruity and fun, Midnight Fruit Co.’s Swamp Sweat is a standout that seeps into your senses, like Shrek stepping into “Saturday Night Fever.” Rotting banana peel and petroleum paint a surprisingly scrumptious picture here, and while we’re no Bob Ross, these are definitely “happy little trees,” resin-heavy and ready to roll up. We also like how hardy these buds are, breaking with a satisfying crunch that manages to ooze with aroma unrelentingly. @midnightfruitco Review by Terpodactyl Media @terpodactyl_media

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N E L S O N A N D C O. H AS H B U R G E R HAN S O LO HAS H PL ANT X DO U BLE BU RGER BRED BY S KU N KHO U S E This is a big bite of Burger from the beginning, dressed and slathered in all the sauce. Dripping in umami, it envelopes any room you pop a jar in. We find ourselves actually craving the rich, creamy pepper and sweet shallot notes that sparkle throughout the experience — and certainly the nose. The milky smoke slides down the throat like silk, and a heavy sense of comfort wraps you up. It’s the Cannabis equivalent of a solid soul-food sesh: flavorful and fulfilling. @nelsoncompanyorganics skunkhouseseeds.com Review by Terpodactyl Media @terpodactyl_media

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F RO ST FACT O RY P I N EA P P L E BU R ST PA N DA FA R M S SPACE COAST GELATO P I N EA P P L E F R UZ X KUSH M I NTS

Frost Factory is a brand many will recognize from their work with strains like Planet of the Grapes and Mitten Cake Batter.

For this review, we’re actually checking out their work with another person’s genetics, and that’s Seed Junky’s Pineapple Burst. The genetics on this are Pineapple Fruz x Kush Mints.

For context, the Pineapple Fruz is a Zkittlez bx1 x Animal Mintz, which lends this Burst an additional layer of tropical fruit and gas to the smell and taste after it’s been ground up and put in a joint. This strain is absolutely true to its name, smelling like a can of pineapple concentrate. @frostfactory2.0 seedjunky.com Review by Matt Jackson @actionmattjackson

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GUSHERS X DEEP SPACE BRED BY CLEARWATER GENETICS Panda Farms has logged almost two decades producing impressive work and a reputation that’s allowed them to branch out into other states. Their Space Coast Gelato, bred by Clearwater Genetics, is a solid end-of-shift smoke. The longhand on Gushers x Deep Space is (Triangle Kush x Gelato) x (Oreoz x Mai Tai). Right from the jar, and on the dry pull, we experienced the fruit and Kush notes, but you also get a lot of the Deep Space influence in the thick bud structure and the sweet fuel that comes out when you squeeze a bud. @pandafarms pandafarms.co cwgenetics.com Review by Matt Jackson @actionmattjackson

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Surfr grows banging living soil Cannabis. Part of the 2026 lineup, Butter Kush brings together the infamous Ghost OG with Cream Cake, a clone-only strain Mike from Surfr told the Leaf he received from a friend in the Humboldt area years ago. When we busted into a piece and caught a whiff of that gassy, Kush-like aroma, we knew this was the one for our Flower Issue.

Long, tendril-like pistils come off delicate-looking buds that are actually quite dense and break down into perfect bong-rip-sized pieces. This has a buttery quality to the smell when it’s broken down, and the flavor is a buttered OG that really grabs you by the lungs. @surfrcannaco @surfrseeds Review by Matt Jackson @actionmattjackson

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If there were a Cannabis genetics hall of fame, Chemdog would stand proudly alongside classics like Skunk #1, Original Haze and Northern Lights as one of history’s cornerstone cultivars.

Remarkably, this gassy hybrid with an intense aroma and cerebral high would likely have faded into obscurity had it not been for a lucky teenager who stumbled upon it in a Grateful Dead parking lot by the name of Greg “Chemdog” Krzanowski.

A HEAD OF HIS TIME Greg Krzanowski was born on March 19, 1973, in North Hampton, Massachusetts. He grew up in a good family and spent his junior high years racing ATVs ... that is, until he discovered Cannabis.

“I was probably around 10 or 11 when the Cheech and Chong movies came out, and for some reason I really loved them,” he said. “I swear that’s what influenced me to get to where I am today.”

Krzanowski first smoked weed with his stepbrother in seventh grade, but didn’t get high because “it was basically brick weed — probably like 5% THC back then.” It wasn’t until high school that he developed a true appreciation for the herb, as well as for the Grateful Dead. At 16, he attended his first Dead show — July 2, 1989, at Sullivan Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts — and he was blown away.

“After that show, I was hooked … the people, the parking lot, the music, the experiences … how it all made you feel,” he said. “And I realized, holy crap — this is the mecca of freaking good weed! At the Dead show you can find this stuff called ‘kind bud.”

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Greg Krzanowski — aka Chemdog — tending his gardens at Canna Provisions in Sheffield, Massachusetts.

HIGH AS A DOG In June 1991, Krzanowski spent some of his graduation gift cash on Dead tickets and followed the tour for the summer. It was at one of these shows — on June 6 at the Deer Creek Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana — that he’d have an encounter that would change the course of his life. For it was at that fateful concert, while cruising Shakedown Street in search of smoke, that he met a couple of hippie dealers from Colorado named Joe “B” Brand and Mike “P-Bud” Nee. They were selling some killer kind called Dogbud — allegedly because it made you “roll over like a dog” after you smoked it — which they also referred to as “Chem Weed” because it tasted so strong that Nee assumed the grower “must have pumped so much chemicals” into it.

“It was the best pot I’d ever seen in my life,” Krzanowski reminisced. “It was so green, it smelled so nice and skunky. Then they packed a bowl, and I tasted it, and it hit me like kryptonite!”

He paid $125 for a quarter-ounce — the most they would sell anyone due to high demand. He was so impressed by the buds that he asked for their phone numbers so he could stay in touch.

HAIR OF THE DOG THAT BIT YOU Upon returning home in August, Krzanowski called them and arranged to purchase another ounce of Dogbud for $500. When it arrived in the mail, he was elated to discover 13 seeds in the bag.

“I was so thrilled … I was like, ‘Wow, I think I just hit the lottery,’” he told Cannabis & Tech Today in 2011.

Within weeks, he’d rented an apartment and set up his closet grow — purchasing a small hydroponic setup called Emily’s Garden System and a 250 HPS light from the nearby garden supply store Worm’s Way. He then planted four of the 13 seeds, along with two brick weed seeds. For his new East Coast batch of killer bud, Krzanowski combined its two previous names into one, rechristening it “Chemdog.” One of the Dogbud seeds turned out to be a male, which he discarded (a rookie mistake he regrets in retrospect), along with another dud he tagged “Chemdog B”. By late December, his remaining plants — “Chemdog” (Chem 91) and “Chemdog A” (Chem’s Sister) — were ready to harvest. >> continued on next page

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TOP DOG At just 18 years old, Krzanowski was now the sole caretaker of one of the most potent and flavorful Cannabis cultivars in the country. Using clones from his Chem 91 mother plant, he began “pounding out” crops of kind bud, some of which he’d take on Dead tours with him to sell.

Chemdog: the man, During these tours, Krzanowsthe myth, the mural. ki also began buying pipes from glassblowing icon Bob Snodgrass, some of which he’d resell back in Massachusetts. In 1993, he spent two weeks in Oregon studying under Snodgrass, becoming the first glass pipe maker in Massachusetts. Then in 1994, he made his first trip to Amsterdam to attend the High Times Cannabis Cup, where he purchased around $2,000 worth of seeds to smuggle home.

In the late ’90s, Krzanowski moved into a larger space and scaled up his operation. He also honed his breeding skills — stabilizing the Chemdog genetics and developing his own strain, the ill-fated Dog Daze. In 2001, he popped three more of those original Dogbud seeds, producing Chem C (discarded), Chem D and Chem E (also discarded).

As word about Chemdog spread, demand skyrocketed — not just in Massachusetts but throughout the Northeast. Adopting the name of his strain as his own, “Chem” began making periodic runs down to New York City, where he could move his flower fast. Naturally, his first stop was typically the High Times offices, where the staff would often clean him out within minutes.

IN THE DOGHOUSE Sadly, Chemdog’s cultivation career came to a dramatic end at around 10 a.m. on August 2, 2011, when 30-35 law enforcement officers simultaneously raided both his home in Southampton and his parents’ house in Easthampton (whose top floor housed his grow, unbeknownst to them). Apparently, the IRS, DEA and state narcotics unit had been watching him for months — likely because one of his associates had turned informant.

“I got ratted on by a guy named Rezdog,” he revealed at last year’s Flower Expo. “He’d gotten Gypsy Nirvana and a bunch of other people in trouble. He’d been to the house and gotten clones, so … that was the conclusion we came to.”

According to reports, police seized 9 pounds of herb and 97 plants with an estimated street value of $150,000. They also confiscated his Winchester .22 caliber rifle and a Tupperware container in his freezer that held his entire seed collection — including the last original Dogbud seeds.

He was originally charged with cultivation, possession with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm without a federal identification card and tax evasion, which, taken together, could have landed him up to 20 years in prison. Luckily, his lawyer negotiated a plea deal that avoided prison time. In October 2012, Krzanowski pled guilty to possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and three counts of money laundering (he’d made three $800 cash deposits into one of his bank accounts).

“They wanted me to do five years’ probation and forfeit $500,000,” Chem told me. “I said, ‘I don’t have that kind of money.’ But I’d just sold the new house that I’d built, so I had like $310,000 in equity from the house that was held in escrow, and they said, ‘We’ll just take that.’”

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“Between the Chemdog and the OG, those two strains pretty much paved the way to contemporary Cannabis.”

On January 14, 2013, he was sentenced to three years’ probation, a $2,500 fine and forfeiture of $300,000. And since 4 pounds of weed were found in the trunk of his car, they confiscated that too.

“They took me for everything,” he lamented.

“I had no money, and I had to piss in a cup every month for over a year. It sucked.”

STONER, INTERRUPTED Now 39 and sober, Krzanowski had to start over from scratch — moving into an apartment with his fiancee and son and figuring out new ways to earn a living. Though he couldn’t grow or sell weed, he wanted to keep the Chemdog name alive. So in 2011, he traded me a few ounces of Chem D to design him an official logo, which he then copyrighted and used to produce an array of cool swag. He also rekindled his old passion for glassblowing — relighting his torch for the first time in a decade and cranking out a cavalcade of fantastic functional glassware.

Fortunately, thanks to good behavior, Chem was able to get off probation after just a year and a half, but continued his herbal hiatus for at least another year after. It wasn’t until Massachusetts legalized Cannabis for adult use in December 2016 that he really felt comfortable smoking and handling the plant again.

THE DOG’S PEDIGREE Thankfully, Chemdog’s genetics lived on through the friends he’d entrusted with clones, such as Montana’s Luck Dog Cannabis Co., Illinois-based IC Collective and NYC’s Top Dawg Seeds (who changed the spelling from “Dog” to “Dawg” to distinguish their genetics from Chem’s original cultivars).

Thanks to their work with those clones, we now have incredible strains like Motorbreath, Headband, GMO and, most famously, Sour Diesel — supposedly a cross between Chem 91 and Diesel, which itself was allegedly an accidental cross between Chem 91 and either Super Skunk or Northern Lights. Legend has it that OG Kush is also an offspring of Chemdog — a rumor that Krzanowski denies, though he believes they are definitely related.

What can’t be denied is the massive impact these cultivars have had.

“I want to say strongly that between the Chemdog and the OG, those two strains pretty much paved the way to contemporary Cannabis,” Chem avers.

As for Chemdog itself, its origins remain a mystery. Joe B said that he procured the original Dogbud from a biker in Crested Butte, and that it was allegedly grown in Oregon’s Camas Valley. But as for its lineage, theories abound: Some speculate that it came from an Afghan landrace; others that it originated from a rare Skunk phenotype; still others — including Chem himself — believe it may be descended from Northern Lights.

We may never know Chemdog’s true origin; what we do know, however, is that it’s become one of the most iconic strains in history. In fact, when bioengineering company Medicinal Genomics decided to map the genomes of Cannabis plants, the first one they analyzed was Chemdog.

EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY Today, Chemdog serves as director of cultivation at Canna Provisions — growing around 20 of his namesake strains and their descendants for retail sale under the Smash Hits Cannabis brand in his home state of Massachusetts.

What’s more, his Cannabis career’s connection with the Grateful Dead has come full circle: Nate Duval, the local artist who designs Smash Hits’ packaging, also designed concert posters and album covers for the Dead. Jay Lane, the drummer for Dead & Co., has been spotted wearing Chemdog tees during performances. And most exciting, when Jerry Garcia’s family and Dead drummer Mickey Hart decided to launch their own Cannabis brands, both tapped into Dead lot lore to select Chemdog as their first offerings.

Most recently, he partnered with five other legacy breeders to launch Arcana Collective — an organization dedicated to preserving heritage Cannabis genetics and providing them to the public from their authentic sources.

After three decades of hustling, and having his life nearly destroyed, Chemdog is finally enjoying the spotlight with no fear or regrets.

“I think that getting in trouble put me in the position where I am now … to do what I want to do, and do it legally,” he told Cannabis & Tech Today. “I can’t ask for much more.”

Bobby Black is a former senior editor and 21-year veteran of High Times magazine, executive director of the World of Cannabis Museum Project, and host of the Cannthropology podcast. For more Cannabis history visit cannthropology.com.

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Page Burner One of the most beautiful things about smoking flower is the way it invites us to slow down and create a sense of ritual.

Naturally, Leaf Magazines’ Flower Issue book pick needed to be a great companion to that moment.

THINK ABOUT how you grind up your flower, deeply inhale its aroma and feel the texture of the buds between your fingertips as you roll. This ceremony is exactly the space Sarah Wilson explores in “This One Wild and Precious Life.” Her approach to presence centers on returning to “wild practices,” which are simple, intentional acts that reconnect us to ourselves, each other and the natural world.

This One Wild and Not through productivPrecious Life ity hacks or the quest The Path Back to Connection in a Fractured World for perfection, but

by Sarah Wilson through conscious acts of awareness, community and creativity.

Published by Harper Collins @_sarahwilson_ One of these wild practices that resonated deeply with me is Wilson’s call to “become a soul nerd” through a connection with the arts — whether that be classical music, visual arts, poetry or longform reading. She describes carving out sacred time for this long reading that becomes ritualistic, much like packing a bowl or rolling up with intention: “Reading deep articles and nonfiction, as well as good literature, cultivates focus and reprograms our neurons. …You might like to try my approach. I set aside time. Sunday afternoons work for me. I take that lull period between morning social activity or chores and the end-of-weekend dialing down and own it. I carve out an hour and sit on the couch. I made a pot of tea. It’s a ritual. It must be a ritual.”

Add your favorite strain, and the scene is set. This is a fast-paced read that you can easily follow with a stoney headspace. Wilson tackles feelings of modern disconnection with head-on honesty and offers grounded ways to combat it. Her conversational writing tone feels more like a wise friend who’s done some wandering and comes back with a notebook full of stories and a little dust on her boots. Happy reading and reflecting, page burners!

“Reading deep articles and nonfiction, as well as good literature, cultivates focus and reprograms our neurons.”

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STORY by KATHERINE WOLF @KATADELLIC

On January 30, Oregon Leaf headed to Bridge Space in the Buckman neighborhood on the east side of Portland for the opening of Alder Brooke Glass Art’s Shred Show 5.0. We have to give the attentive and friendly door team props for kicking things off right before entering the venue. This was the event’s fifth consecutive year, and walking through the doorway, we could see why.

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IT WAS SO WONDERFUL seeing all of the smiling faces, and the vibe was on point. Everyone had their best glass on display. From artists to local bread artisans, handmade beanies makers, concentrate producers and more, everyone was welcoming and enjoying themselves.

The event was seriously stocked with releases from GPS, Power Pat, Haaps, Eusheen, Renz Craft, Sleek and more. You could spend hours enjoying the art at this show, but there is so much more. They had a DJ rotating every hour, engaging the crowd throughout the gathering.

This collection of drinking vessels was nothing short of amazing. There were too many artists to list, but one cup in particular kept catching our eye: a beast from Justin Carter (@justincarterglass), Renz Craft (@renz_craft) and Eusheen (@ eusheen). Fellow glass photographer Wind Home was in attendance too, documenting most of the pieces released.

We’ll definitely be back next year.

In the meantime, check out alderbrookeglassarts.com to browse available artwork from the show.

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Wildfire Elixirs brought some amazing beverages, and Harmony’s High Tea Revival was there too. The Source Code Temple provided a super cool cacao bar. The Shred Show team served up some delicious soups, sides and desserts as well, and we enjoyed it all alongside old friends and new ones made that night.

Saturday and Sunday were the days to head to the mountain — it’s not called the Shred Show for nothing!

The destination was Timberline at Mt. Hood, and it did not disappoint: solid shredding, good laughs, a lot of smoke seshes and a special scavenger hunt by Power Pat. On Saturday night, attendees headed down the road from the mountain to Pub 26 for the Tea Cup Show opening.

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1. Heat canna-oil in a large nonstick lidded skillet over medium

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GRILLED CHEESE Servings: 4 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened 2 teaspoons canna-butter, softened 8 slices bread, sliced 4 slices cheddar 4 slices Gruyere 1-2 tablespoons olive oil 1-2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

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combine the remaining ingredients.

3. Serve the dumplings warm alongside the sauce.

1. In a medium pot, heat canna-oil over medium heat. Add onions, and saute until translucent, 6-7 minutes.

2. Add stock and tomatoes, and cook until they’re warmed through.

Add half-and-half, and season the soup with salt and pepper.

Simmer the soup, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 15-20 minutes. Turn off the heat, and let the soup cool slightly.

3. Working in 2 batches, puree the soup in a blender or food processor. Or, if you have an immersion blender, puree the soup directly in the pot.

4. Return blended soup to pot, and rewarm over medium-low heat.

5. Garnish with basil or scallions.

1. In a small bowl, combine butter, canna-butter and Dijon mustard. Spread the mixture on all 8 bread slices.

2. Layer a slice of cheddar and a slice of Gruyere on the unbuttered sides of 4 of the bread slices.

3. In a large nonstick skillet, heat olive oil over med. heat.

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5. Pair the top and bottom halves to make sandwiches, cut in half and serve warm.

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USING UPCYCLED, modern, vintage and custom fabrics, Michelle Gallagher tailors custom pouches and bags for the fashionable stoner. Her brand Wook Wear creates cozy homes for those expensive marbles, dab tools and glass pendants. She also sews custom bags and has collaborated with names like Trevy Metal, trulyredpanda, Mike Gong and Bubba’s Face.

Although Gallagher said she made art for most of her life, it wasn’t until the pandemic — when she lost her job, and her boyfriend bought her a sewing machine — that she started Wook Wear and took it full time.

Since then, she’s created 1/1 couture out of everything from vintage Pendleton to fabrics imported from Africa. Gallagher’s main inspiration comes from both the textile feel of something and its rarity. She said that lately she’s been loving the challenge of working with rare and hard-to-find fabrics, finding that having less to work with means more focus on what she can make.

Gallagher isn’t just one of Portland’s many incredible artists; she’s also a part of Main Circle Studios, a collection of creative heavy hitters in the glass scene. Over in her personal studio, you’ll find organized piles of colorful trim and stacks of fabrics.

“I try to keep everything organized, but I get stoned and start pulling out everything I want to use, and it piles up pretty quickly,” she said.

When asked how Cannabis interacts with her work, Gallagher said, “I, for sure, take a few

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TREVY METAL COLLAB goodbye dabs before I hit the studio to get creative, then I use it as a reward for getting parts of a project done. I don’t smoke inside my studio, but I can hear all my studio mates through the wall, so I know when a sesh is starting. I’ll make that my reason to finish what I was working on so I can go take a dab break.”

When the break is over, and she gets

“I TRY TO KEEP EVERYTHING ORGANIZED, BUT I GET STONED AND START PULLING OUT EVERYTHING I WANT TO USE, AND IT PILES UP PRETTY QUICKLY.”

back behind her sewing machine, Gallagher said she listens to a ton of Notion — calling it “the best music ever” — as well as the “Are You Garbage?” podcast.

“It’s two comedians asking other comedians questions about how they grew up to see if you’re trashy or classy,” she said.

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